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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-19

Gen. Bee rallied his men, but the next mo-
ment was shot dead at their head. And from
that day on Thomas Jonathan jackson was
called "StonewalL" But students at the Vir
ginis Military institute. where ne was profes-
sor Of physics, nicknamed him the "Bluo
Light Elder, /" because he was SO strict Pres
byterian. There was in him more reSem-
blance to the old Scotch covenanter than in
any other soldier of this century,.
jackson was born at Clarksburg, Va, in
1924 Slow, awkward, friendless, and bash
full, he yet struggled up through a youth Of
toll and poverty till he obtained the appoint
ment as West Point cadet. In time he was
graduated there. He served in the Mexican
war as q lieutenant, and won henors for his
bravery and coolnesA Failing health led him
to accept the professorship in the Virginia
military institute. At the outbreak OF the
civil war he marched TO Rich1aond at the
head Of corps Of cadets he had already been
drilling In anticipation Of fighting.
StoneWsn Jackson was MORALLY wounded
by terrible voIley fired by his own men
through mistake at Chancellorsyille, May 2,
1863 q
After Manassas, in the autumn Of 1851, the
command Of the Confederate army Of the
Shenandoah WIS given to Gen. Jackson.
Bodies OF Federal soldiers belonging to Gen.
Banks CORPS were in the Shenandoah and
in the language Of Confederate writer, they
EharaAsd the inhabitants, and treated as pub-
lie enemies al who refused 20 subscribe TO the
Federal oath OF allegiance" jackson bad
been darting about through the Shenandoah
region here and there during the winter. Bis
own superior officers seldom knew where to
ind him, 90 rapid were his movernentsL At
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the Close OF the campaign sven, when be
wrote asking to Join the Richmond army, Lee
wrote back word for him 70 come m con-
hdential letter directed: %Gen. 7. ]. Jack
son, Somewhere"
In November, 1851, Stonewan jackson had
occupied Winchester. Il wa point danger
ously near the Potomac, and jackson sought
to get yet nearer. BE made an attack on the
little town Of Bath very near the Potomac
Bis intention was to cross the river. But he
was prevented from doing this BY Gen. +. w
Lander, who commanded the Federal forces
in northern Virginia But he took possession
Of Romney and divided the Federal forces II
northern Virginia. Then he made Winches
tar his headquarters during the winter, re
cruitin9 large numbers Of men. In March
1862, Gen. Joseph e. Johnston evacuated Cen
| trsvilIe and went nearer Richmond. AT thi
same time the Federal Cen Banks advance
toward Winchester These tWo circumstances
| induced Jaekson 20 retreat to Woodstock
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RELEASED ON BAIL.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 14.-Tl
LansdOwne NEisrepresented.

CHICAGO, May 18.-The Marquis of
Lansdowne, speaking of the eontro-
versy between himself and Mr.. O'Brien,
said: ''Mr. O'Brien is laboring under
deceptive information. have always
been disposed to use my tenants with
moderation and justice. investigated
every case where injustice was COM
planned of and should have continued
to do 50 had not the Land League inter-
ferred in my affairs. The statement that
has been made that borrowed money
from the British government under the
land improvement act and loaned it to
my tenants at increased interest is
wholly untrue. The charges that have
been brought against my grandfather
in 1S47 of cruel injustice and Oppres-
sion are also false. His estates were
depleted and his revenues seriously af-
fected, yet, Notwithstanding the causes
which led to that unhappy year, he paid
the costs of families who desired to
emigrate to America out of his own
pocket, while those who remained were
sustained nearly or almost wholly at
his personal EXPENSE
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suddenly changed bis tactics ana. Degan 9
feigned retreat back to Winchester. He
hoped thus to draw jackson away from John
ston. The trick was successful jackson
turned his face Winchesterward again, fol-
lowing Shields
Gen. Banks meantime, who was In the chief
command in this part Of Virginia. had been
ordered by Cen Mcclellan on the 10th OF
March to take position near Manassas and
Centrevilie, points recently evacuated by the
Confederates. Banks was to rebuild the rail-
way passing through Manassas to Washing
ton and keep the country south Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad free from Ccnfeder-
ates. This included the Shenandoah valley.
Banks prepared to obey the order, march
ing his corps to Centreville, leaving Shields
division OF 1900 men behind to take care OF
jackson. BE did not believe jackson would
attack force so much superior to his own.
Shields had hoped that jackson would at
tack him, however. With jackson was Col
Ashby's cavalry, 1,5OO strong. JacksonA
force, exclusive OF Ashby's, is said to have
numbered 5000. Near Winchester Shields
halted and prepared for the attack which he
hoped would be made.
It was March q, 1862, that Gen. Shields
prepared for battle at Winchester. On the
I'd of that month there died at Paw Paw,
Va, man who, If he had lived, would have
taken a very lively part in the operations Of
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MARcH AND couNrgRMARcH.

The sudden attack of jackson at Kerns-
town caused a change in the plans at Wash
ingtoE. Banks and his corps were halted on
the way to Manassas, and sent in pursuit Of
the flying Confederates- At the same time
Shields division of Banks corps. which had
routed jackson at Winchester, was detached
from Banks and sent to Mcdowell. Nc
Dowell was to halfway cooperate with Nc
Clellan at Richmond, and wholly keep an
eye on Washington. Just what he was to do
seems never TO have been fully decided on
between Gen Mcclellan on one hand and the
president and Secretary Stanton ON the
other.
To get the movements that followed the
battle of Winchester clearly in mind it viii
be necessary to note upon the map the posi-
ton OF both the Confederate and Union
troops in northern Virginia at the beginning
Of May. Gen. Richard s. Ewelrs corps OF
10000 Confederate troops had been sent to
jackson from Richmond. That general,
after crossing the south fork OF the Shenan-
doah, continued his retreat and encamped
at length near Swift Run gap. 1t had
been an exciting, romantic retreat Col
Turner Ashby. the cavalryman, was Jack
sons rear guard. He lowered about the
pO0CAd1 INV OeASA az
them and engaging in hot skirmish, now
galloping away with a ringing Of sabers when
they came too near. It was work he delighted
in. He rode at this time magnificent white
horse, as famous in Confederate annals as the
Union Sheridan's black horse became In this
very region two years later. Ashby, left
alone, was the last man to cross the
Shenandoah bridge. Eight Federal cav
alrymen were almost upon him as he
rode for life over the bridge Two gaIloped
on in advance. Ashby turned suddenly on
them. A bullet from his party already across
the bridge struck one of the Union troopers
down. Ashby cleft the other with his saber,
and he. too, fell Then Ashby galloped in
hot haste over the bridge.
Meantime balls rained like hail around the
bold rider. One of them pierced his milk
white horse and gave the beautiful animal
mortal wound. He carried his rider safe
across the bridge, however, a torrent OF
blood flowing from his side as he ran. Ash
by's famous ride on the white horse was
continued two miles
jackson, with EwelI's corps, was at Swift
Run gap. On the Federal side plans were
made to hem him in on three sides and crush
him.
Banks had pursued jackson as far south as
HarrisonhIIrp He had ahont q 0O0 man aftar
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came to Front Royal at this point, and be-
tween him and Banks at Strasburg, lay
Col. Kenly, with !, 400 Federal troops. Ii
jackson could annihilate this force the con-
nection between the armies Of Banks and Nc
DoweH would be broken.
Accordingly, May q, be made fierce at
tack on Col Kenly's little band at Front
Royal and cut it TO pieces. This was the
third battle Of the Shenandoah campaign
There was nothing now between Stonewan
jackson and Banks
Banks retreated with his small force yet
farther north. He left Strasburg and started
for Winchester.
IE was now . race and . chase between
Banks and jackson to the Potomac. II Jack
son paused till tbs forces Of Fremont or Nc
DoWen could come up he would be cut to
pieces He therefore determined TO push on,
surround Banks IL possible and destroy his
army before it could be REINFORCED. He pur-
sued Banks hotly, and once more the old town
Of Winchester became the scene OF q fight,
the fourth In the campaign Banks kept back
for several hours the advancing Confederates.
This was May "a and .. But the southern
soldiers poured In In larger and larger num-
bers. There was nothing but to run for it
From Winchester Banks retreated TO
MartinsbuFR. he only waited here two
hours, when he wes up and away again. At
sunset Nay IS, Banks reached the Potomac
river at WiIliamsport
To get on the Maryland side Of the river
Was tbs next thing. The broken army had
retreated In confusion, leaving great quantk
tiez Of stores behind them jackson had Lit
orally driven them into the Potomac Into
the river they plunged The ferry took across
the ammunition train, the cavalry swan
their horses, the wagon trains crossed by the
ford and the infantry were conveyed over By
means Of ponsoon bridge, which had been
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jackson on the westward. Fremont, with
10000 men, was following Schenck and Mil
roy. Farther away from Stonewal jackson,
but still within fighting reach of him, and to
the east, was Mcdowell at Fredericksburg
with 10000 men.
Stonewan Jackson had, with Ewell's divis-
ion, nearly q, 900 men He resolved to fall upon
the Union generals one at time, and cripple
or conquer them. His plan was a mastery
one. Banks at this time had not yet fallen
back to Strasburg, but was still at Harrison
burg. jackson left Ewell to confront him.
Then, himself taking the tried troops that
had been with him in the valley so long, he
made wide sweep around by the south and
west, past Stanton, then to the west and
northward to attack Schenck and Milroy.
Milroy was at Mcdowell, a village forty
miles southwest Of Harrisonburg, where
Banks was
The swiftness of Jackson's movement was
something marvellous. 1t was important for
him to attack Maroy and defeat him before
he could join Banks at Harrisonburg. He &C
complished it.
He made forced marches and fell upon Mil
roy at Bull Pasture, near the village of Nc
Dowell He had meantime been Joined by
six regiments under command Of the Con-
federate general Edward johnson. The fight
at Bull Pasture occurred on a warm, bright
morning, may o. IL may Do cOnSlOeFeu LHo
second battle of the Shenandoah campaign.
Gen Edward johnson knew the mountain
country well, and he and his regiments took
the lead, with Ashby's scouts in advance.
May the Federal pickets were driven in.
At sunrise May 8 the Confederate troops
marched toward the village Of Mcdowell.
They took position on Sutlington's hill. Mil
roy sent out force to dislodge them, and the
battle of Bull Pasture, Mcdowell or Sutling-
toms hill began.
There was a sharp engagement Milroy
was defeated and fell back just as Schenck
came up with re-enforcements. But it was
too late to save the day, and the Federal
forces retreated toward Franklin to wait for
Fremont. They left behind them a supply Of
military stores, which jackson captured.
Immediately after this fight Banks re-
treated to Strasburg, fifty miles north. There
he fortified himself, SO as to protect the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Hating
not to rest, jackson pushed on after the
Federal troops. Having driven back Milroy
and Schenck, the next move on the chess
board was for him to crush Banks, weakened
as he was by the withdrawal Of Shields
division. jackson therefore turned his at
tention to Banks.
The three Federal armies in northern Vir-
ginia that had been sent against jackson
were seventy miles apart, east, west and
north, in g sort of triangle. When, there
fore, Stonewan jackson marched against
| Banks neither Fremont nor Mcdowell was
| near enough TO aid him
Gen. Robert H. Milroy was born in Indiana
in 1914 He was educated as a lawyer, but
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he spurred his horse forward, waved his arm
and shouted: "Virginians, follow mel" A
ball struck his horse and the animal fell dead.
He sprang to his feet and rushed on, still or
dering his men to charge bayonet At that
moment bullet pierced him and he fell dead.
His men carried his body In their arms of
the battle field.
Gen. Ewen had ordered up more regiments
and there was fierce fighting Several Con-
federate officers were shot dead, and the
colors Of the First Confederate Maryland
were shot down three times. Still the Union
troops were checked, just at the moment
when Ashby dropped dead.
The character of Brig Gen. Turner Ashby
is to Virginians that of the ideal knight Of
romance. He was a native of Fauquier
county, Virginia, and was little past 80 al
the time of his death. There was nothing OF
the guerrilla or freebooter about him, as has
sometimes been represented. He was simple
In his tastes and habits, and deyoutly relig-
ious in character. He Stunned persistently
the designations in which young men indulge,
caring most for horses and the chase. He
was famous rider and horse tanner, the best
In Virginia it is said. He was rather small
In stature, but very graceful, with brown
eyes and q soft clear voice. His complexion
was dark to swarthiness, and he wore his
black beard long.
He was no disciplinarian, and could
scarcely drill regiment. But there was
feeling of good comradeship between him and
his men which held them to him to the death.
Wherever wild riding and hot fighting were
needed there was Turner Ashby and his
men.
Fremont had rebuilt the bridge across the
north fork of the Shenandoah at Mount jack
son, crossed the stream and was following on
as closely as might be after jackson. Shields
was on the east side of the Shenandoah south
fork, and Shields and Fremont were about
fifteen miles apart, on opposite sides of the
south fork, with no bridges between them.
jackson had shrewdly destroyed these.
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GEN EWELL, e b A. 10 the end. AFTER
the death of jackson at Charlottesville Ewell
took command of his division. Ewell passed
through four years of hard fighting I'M
scathed, up to the very last week of the war,
April 6, 1865, when he was taken prisoner be-
fore Richmond. He died in 1872.
To get the next movements Of the valley
campaign clearly, observe on the map the Pc
culiar direction of the two branches Of the
Shenandoah. When jackson reached Stras-
burg Shields had already been at Front
Royal, few miles southeast, for two days
Why he did not push on and intercept Jack
SON is not clear. Shields moved slowly up
the east side of the south fork jackson sent
hurriedly ahead of him and destroyed the
bridges over the south fork at Luray and
elsewhere He himself. hotly pursued by
Fremont, hastened up the west side of the
north fork. He crossed it at Mount jackson,
a little to the north Of Newmarket, and cut
away the bridge behind him. He was thus
between the two forks of the Shenandoah,
with an enemy on each side of him, but with
the bridges of both streams burned, so neither
could get at him Immediately.
Still he raced on and on, without sleep or
rest June he reached Harrisonburg. Ere
mont marched as ceaselessly as himself, and
was hot after him He dared not wait. Al
most at bay he turned now to the south and
eastward, toward Richmond and the Con-
federate army. he aimed TO reach Port Re-
public, a village on the east side OF the south
fork. Destroying the bridge at Mount Jack
son had given the bold racer a good days
start of Fremont, who had to wait to rebuild
the bridge.
When jackson marched out OF Harrison
burg he left behind the indefatigable Col.
Turner Ashby to harass the Federal adj
vance and hold it back till the Confederate
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A Rig Cash Tran.acIion.

PHILADELPHIA, May 16.-The stock
and bonds of the Duluth & Iron Range
Railroad Company, together with the
title to 20 acres of land in Minnesota,
will be turned over on June to syn
dictate composed of General II. IL.
Porter of the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany, ]. G. Morse of the Union Steel
Company, of Chicago, Marshall Field
of Chicago, d. o. Mills of New York,
]. ID. Rockefeller of the Standard Oil
Company, and others. The securities,
which includes $500, 900 of capital
stock, 81 ,750, 900 of mortgage bonds and
also deeds to the iron ore deposits near
Vermillion Lake, are now being de-
posted with the Fidelity Trust Com
pany, with whom the formal transfer
will be made. In return fop this Mr..
Charlemagne Tower, who sells the
property, viii receive from the syndi-
cate certified checks on banks and
other financial institutions to the
amount of $500, 900, making this the
largest transaction in the way of a
cash sale that has ever taken place in
this city.
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Train Wreckers shot.

ST. LOUIS, May 1S.-A special from
the City of Mexico says: A week ago
a train on the Mexican National rail-
road ran over and killed a Mexican
near Patzcuaro. Friends of the dead
man undertook to retaliate and put a
big rock on a curve. The engine of the
passenger train struck it and an Amer
lean engineer was injured and Mex
lean fireman killed. Jafe Politico sent
a squad of Mexican gen d. armes with
instructions to bring in every person
suspected of any completely, what
ever, or having any infOrma-
ton. Thirty-three arrests were made.
Investigation resulted in the selection
of three victims and ser tence was i'm,
mediately passed. Shortly after sun
rise yesterday morning the three wen,
marched to the scene of the disaster,
stood up before an adobe, and file OF
soldiers at ten PAGES distant fired a vol
ley at them. The men fell at the first
fire. A sergeant stepped forward to
the bodies, put revolver close to each
head and blew out their brains. The
corpes lay for some time where they
fell as warning against any more train
wrecking and were buried near the
scene of the wreck.
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STONEWALL JACKSON. cavalry especially
In criticisms OF the campaign of the Shenan-
doah valley it has been said that if the Fed
eral general sent against him had been only
half as swift jackson never would have got
out of that valley alive to join Lee and aid in
driving Mcclellan from the CEickahonliny to
the James.
His strength consisted In the swiftness Of
his movements and in that firmness Of both
purpose and action which gave him the name
of ''Stonewal" 1t was very unusual MKT
ure of qualities.
jackson got the name OF Stonewall at the
first battle of Bull Run, called by the Con-
federates the battle OF Manassas. The general
commanded a brigade there. The Confeder-
ate general Bee had just been repulsed with
his men, and was falling back. He met T.
J. jackson coming to his rescue with the first
Confederate brigade.
General" said Bee, 'they are beating us
back"
HSlr," said jackson, ''we will give them the
beyonet."
He had his "war look' on at that moment
This advance of jackson and q similar move
ment on the part of Wade Hampton else
where turned the Confederate defeat into vic
tory at Bull Run. Bee galloped back to his
men. He pointed with his sword to the gen.
eral standing in the midst of 1900 fixed bay
onets, and said in a voice full of excitement:
"LookI there is jackson standing like a
stone wall Let us determine to die here and
we viii cenQuerIn
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A Gigantic Confidence Game.

CHICAGO, May 1S.-A special from
Omaha, Nebraska, says: 1t is said
that A. w. Swami, the Wyoming cat
tie King, was made the victim of a
gigantic confidence game, whereby he
lost $500 900 at one sweep. Not long
since Mr.. Swami made arrangements
with rich Scotch syndicate to buy
cattle of recently formed syndicate at
a handsome advance above their value
in the American market. After about
81 ,0O0, 900 worth of cattle had been
bought the deal, for some reason, fell
through, and while. in New York
Mr.. Swami received a cablegram
purporting to be signed by an agent of
the Scotch syndicate offering him a
large advance beyond the price at which
the cattle had originally been contrac-
Ted for. Swami at once cabled his ac-
ceptance of the offer. He then teie-
graphed to his partners offering them
the price which was originally to be
paid by the syndicate and they accep-
ted the proposition and all the cattle
came into his possession. Then he no
titled the syndicate that he was ready
to deliver the cattle at the price offered
by their agent and received a reply
stating that they had made no such
offer and knew nothing of the existence
of the agent named. Swami was
obliged to dispose of the cattle at a
heavy loss.
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COImx,s Statue

INDIANAPOLIS, May 1S.-The city is
crowded with visitors, drawn here by
the ceremony incident to the unwilling
of the statue of the late Vice President
Colfax. The exercises included street
parade which was headed by platoon
of metropolitan police, followed by mil
itary companies and a uniform rank of
Knights of Pythias, first and second
regiments of militia, subordinate
lodges and encampmentS of the grand
lodge and encampments of the state
and the city officers.
On the arrival at University park
the programme of unwilling was opened
with prayer by Grand Chaplain Brew
ington, followed by music, when the
monument was unveiled by the presi-
dent of the convention of the Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah. The monument COM
mittee then made the formal presenta-
ton of the statue to the grand lodge.
Grand Master Grant responded on
behalf of that city and was followed by
Grand Secretary White. The cere-
mony closed with music and the bene-
diction. The statue as unveiled was
not WIDELY complete. The pedestal is
in its place, but owing to recent fire
in the foundry in which the figure was
being cast, it was found impossible to
complete it in time for to-day's cere-
monies and the place of the bronze fig
ure was occupied by a plaster cast rep
resenting Mr.. Colfax.
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Percy Wyndham, of the Union cavalry, made
q reconnaissance toward Harrisonburg. He
fell into 3 Confederate ambush and was taken
prisoner with his men Following this was
an infantry fight Col. Wyndham was an
Englishman- He had been captain In the
Austrian army and had served under Carl
baldi He was aiming especially to ''bag"
Ts-~~~ 2SSAz
Col Wyndhamis cavalry was followed by q
large body Of infantry. On the Confederate
side Gen EWelI came up with infantry. This
battle of Harrisonburg, the 9TH of June, was
the fifth considerable fight of the campaign.
The Federal regiments were partly behind
q fence. The Confederates advanced against
them through tangled underwood Ashby
led the charge, with the Fifty-eighth Virginia
Il made little impression, but received q ire
mendous fire from the Federal regiments.
The impatient nature Of Ashby was on fire.
He ordered the Fifty-eighth Virginia 70 stop
firing and charge bayonet On the Federals: